Turkey’s Islamist Recep Tayyip Erdogan has insisted that his country has regime has never given up on the prospect of joining the European Union.
He told his supporters on Sunday evening that: “We have never given up on our goal of full membership to the EU, although lately we did not see the same determination and desire from our counterparts.”
No surprise really given that Brussels has continued to funnel billions to Turkey to prepare them to join – in the form of so-called ‘accession funding’.
Even the European auditors have slammed the chronic waste of money.
The EU remain focused on expanding. Donald Tusk recently tweeted: “I have no doubt that it’s in the best interest of EU and Albania that the entire Western Balkans region is fully integrated into EU. The process will resemble more a hurdles race than a motorway. But full integration remains our common destiny.”
For the European Union, the goal of continual expansion will always remain. Yet another reason to leave and take back control.